Šiaurės Europos aktualijos

[Big Cat]

Kažkokia nesąmonė. Atseit, sulaikė tą, kuris šaudė - tai iš išvaizdos atrodo, jog norvergas.

[Silber418]

Kažkokia nesąmonė. Atseit, sulaikė tą, kuris šaudė - tai iš išvaizdos atrodo, jog norvergas.

Kol kas daug neaiškumų ir sutapimų. Nenustatyta, ar vyriškis veikė pagal planą, ar tiesig jam pakriko nervai.
Įdomi diskusija vysta SSC forume: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...8#post81937008.

[Silber418]

Sprogo lyg ir ne viena bomba.

[Silber418]

Liudininkų teigimu, centre žuvo 7, o Utio saloje susišaudymo metu žuvo apie 30 žmonių.

[Big Cat]

Holly shit!!!

[Silber418]

Dar įdomiau, kad įtariami ir lenkai. Prieš kelias denas internete buvo patalpinas video pavadinimu "Wybuch w Oslo (Explosion in Oslo)", kuris neužilgo buvo pakeistas šituo:

[Big Cat]

Nordics Seek Seat at G-20 Table

Helsinki - The Norwegian government is in talks with neighboring nations to form a strategic consensus about applying for a seat at the G-20 table. The quest for G-20 representation is based on growing security, political and economic interaction between the Nordic states.

Norway plans to raise the issue with all Nordic governments through direct interstate contacts and future prime minister-level meetings of the Nordic Council, said Jonas Gahr Store, Norway's foreign minister. Store said the G-20 needs to become more representative and would benefit from having more seats at the table.

"In this context, we are proposing that the G-20 be expanded and that a Nordic-Baltic seat is established, and naturally in this expansion, additional seats for other countries and regions can be created," Store said. "The proposal has met with strong support from other Nordic governments."

The foreign minister noted that combined, the Nordic countries can be counted among the world's 10 largest economies and one of the biggest contributors to the United Nations and other world organizations.

Moreover, regional Nordic cooperation in defense and security, and in issues relating to security in the Arctic regions, adds a greater significance to having the Nordic states at the G-20 table, Store said.

Establishing a Nordic-Baltic G-20 seat would not require a radical reassessment of Nordic cooperation or the establishment of new interstate systems, Store said.

"We already have a strong tradition of Nordic joint representation, cooperation and coordination within the U.N. and other organizations, not least in the cooperation between the Nordic and then the Nordic and Baltic countries through the IMF, World Bank and regional development banks," the foreign minister said.

The Nordic countries on April 5 agreed to a declaration of solidarity at a meeting here of Nordic foreign ministers.

The Helsinki declaration sets out an "all for one and one for all" framework, whereby Nordic states would respond both politically and militarily if one or more of the five Nordic nations is threatened from a range of external risks, which include cyber and terrorist attacks as well as natural and man-made disasters.

The declaration reads: "Should a Nordic country be affected, the others will, upon request from that country, assist with relevant means."

This enhanced cooperation is regarded as keeping faith with each individual country's security and defense policy, complementing existing European and Euro-Atlantic cooperation.

[Silber418]

Šiek tiek įdomybių apie Švedijos sostinę, Stokholmą:

FDIintelligence
Tom Blass
13/12/2010

Stockholm: setting standards for Scandinavia and Europe

Stockholm's reputation for being a green, clean city with a high standard of living is well deserved, as is its status as a key hub of high-tech innovation. Tom Blass looks at the factors that give the city a head start when it comes to attracting investment.
Stockholm is winning a lot of prizes; among the titles it has had bestowed upon it recently are Europe’s greenest city and Europe’s most intelligent city. Also – especially when the sun is shining – Stockholm is an extremely attractive place. Largely made up of myriad islands on an inlet of the Baltic Sea, the city has an industrial feel to it, though greenery – and indeed some spectacular landscape – is always close to hand. Lifestyle is certainly a part of the Stockholm proposition but by no means the only one.
In many respects, the Swedes have long enjoyed and deserved a reputation for being at the cutting edge in terms of liberal social and political values, design and technology, and it is these last two fields in which the country is standing out on a global scale. Sweden has a remarkable industrial heritage but it is also true that historically, Swedes have been able to rely on a combination of big business – and big government – for their jobs and economic security.
To a large extent, that remains the case. The Swedish standard of living is, in common with that elsewhere in Scandinavia, remarkably high and the provision of social welfare generous. But there is an understanding that if the country is to maintain its high standard of living, it will have to continue to encourage and stimulate innovation, even if that means taking risks.

Big, strong and growing

Few would contest that Stockholm is the dominant city of Sweden, not only because the government is seated in the city but also by dint of its economic importance. In fact, the area known as the Stockholm Business Region (SBR) is substantially larger than the city itself – and includes some 50 municipalities within commuting distance of the city centre.
The SBR is the fastest growing region in Sweden by a large margin. It generates about 42% of the nation’s GDP, and is a net contributor to the budgets of other Swedish regions. Just under half of all multinationals with operations in Scandinavia and the Nordic countries have their headquarters located in Stockholm, while the population of about 3.4 million (30% of the Swedish total), is increasing by some 30,000 a year – migrants both from abroad, and also from elsewhere in Sweden, notably traditionally industrial areas where opportunities are starting to diminish.
While the country's authorities accept that migrants do put pressure on housing provision and services, they insist that “Stockholm needs people” – particularly if they are talented, and bring with them the skills that can add value to the city's innovation economy in areas such as life sciences, information and communications technology (ICT) and computer engineering, which are supplanting the more traditional heavy industries as drivers of the Swedish economy, as well as attracting investors.
'Ecosystem' is an oft-used term in Sweden, often in conjunction with the networks, clusters and interactivity that takes place between large and small companies, and between the corporate, academic and public sectors – which in theory can provide each other with the institutional nourishment and through-flow of ideas that both Sweden and Stockholm's knowledge economy needs to thrive.

Embracing technology

Sweden is a technically minded nation; engineers have always been held in high esteem and have traditionally commanded large salaries. But whereas traditionally employment opportunities have been with corporate giants such as Volvo, Saab or ABB, young technical talents are now more likely to be working for smaller companies at the cutting edge of new industries.
Perhaps the most obvious of these is the city's track record in developing smart phone technology. While Volvo and Saab are probably the brands most instantly recognised as Swedish, Eriksson is a close third (and given that much of both Volvo and Saab are under foreign ownership, Eriksson achieving the status of being the 'most Swedish' brand can only be a matter of time). Smart phone development has a 13-year history in Sweden – a long time for such a young industry. Swedish researchers can make a justifiable claim to the authorship of smart phone technology standards such as GSM, Edge and WCDMA. Kista, a burgeoning 'science city' on the outskirts of Stockholm, is the focal point for most of this activity.
Similarly, the neighbourhood of Västerås is home to Sweden’s growing expertise in the area of robotics and automation – so much so that it has acquired the name 'Robotdalen', meaning 'Robot Valley'. The main player in this area is multinational company ABB, but there other companies, many smaller and newer, pushing the boundaries in fields such as power generation control and transport automation.
In total there are about 500 companies active in industrial automation in Stockholm, employing about 8000 people. Proving the value of the city's ecosystem, these companies work closely with nearby research institutes such as the Royal Institute of Technology, Mälardalens Högskola and Uppsala University.
Another area where Stockholm sees itself as a global leader (or at least in joint first place, with Tel Aviv) is in the world of e-gaming. Companies active in this field include OnGame, which was acquired by the Austrian company Bwin in 2006 but still employs more than 400 people in Stockholm; Unibet, which develops online casino, poker, bingo and betting platforms; and companies such as Bettson, Entraction, and Netenternainment. There is a reason for such a profusion of companies in the games (and increasingly vigorous ‘moneytainment’ sector): Sweden was one of the first countries to deregulate its stock exchange, and much of the technology that went into the development of trading platforms is now being appropriated by the entertainment sector.
Life sciences also represent a valuable part of the Swedish economy. There are about 460 companies located in a cluster between Stockholm and the nearby city of Uppsala; the cluster includes world-leading drugs companies such as AstraZeneca, Q-Med and Pfizer, as well as some of the highest globally ranked research institutes: among them Uppsala University, the Karolinska Institute and the Nobel Institute.
Asa Bergstrom, director of inward investment promotion at SBR Development, says that this abundance of world-class names is why foreign companies come to Sweden: “They want access to exciting technologies and talents. They see a need for certain developments, or solutions or capacities, and realise that by collaborating with or acquiring Swedish companies – or simply by being in the ecosystem – they can meet those needs.”
Acquisitions in the past few yearswhich, she says, illustrate the point include Google’s acquisitions of video conferencing company Marratech and statistics viewing company Gapminder (now Trendalyzer) and Yahoo!’s purchase of Kenet Works, which manufactures community software for mobile phones, to name but a few.

Cashflow concerns

One trait of the high-tech sector – be it in Sweden or anywhere else in the world – is its precariousness, particularly in a business's early stages when cashflow is often a problem. The director of one fund that specialises in biotech development says: "Financial institutions are traditionally very risk-averse in Sweden," adding that there simply isn't enough private equity or venture capital to go round, meaning that wealthy individuals – or 'angels' as they are commonly known – must pick up the slack.
But lack of liquidity means more opportunities for those prepared to take the risks. Saeid Esmaeilzadeh set up with incubator Serendipity with less than Skr100,000 ($14,000) and is now incubating a portfolio of exciting young companies developing products that include the world’s hardest glass (Diamorph), hydrophobic paper (Organoclick), and a new protein production platform.
Mr Esmaeilzadeh says that like other incubators he was able to take advantage of what is called “the professors’ exemption”: an understanding in Sweden that intellectual property belongs to the researcher that makes the breakthrough, and not the academic institution in which he works, simplifying any arrangement with investors, and also incentivising researchers to look for commercial applications for their technology.
Serendipity is remarkable both for its profitability the fact that it was established on a shoe-string. It is also a textbook example of how much progress can be made through sheer entrepreneurial spirit. Along with Serendipity, there are 21 incubators in Stockholm. One of the largest and best supported is Stockholm Innovation and Growth (Sting) owned by the Electrum Foundation, itself backed by the City of Stockholm, KTH (the Royal Institute of Technology), Ericsson and ABB. A non-profit making company, its creation in 2002 was in response to the dot-com crisis of 2000, which hit Stockholm hard.
Sting network manager Maria Nilsson acknowledges that the current climate is also difficult and that both the numbers of investors for 2010, and the volumes invested, are significantly down on 2009. But, she adds, the quality of the ideas being nurtured by Sting is undiminished – and despite difficulties accessing investment, she sees an increasing appetite for entrepreneurialism.

Green and pleasant land

When Stockholm was awarded the title of European Green Capital for 2010 by the European Commission, it was not only as a result of the environment that the city has managed to create and maintain for its population (it is the policy of the city government to ensure that Stockholmers are never more than 350 metres away from a green space); it was also because Stockholm invests heavily in environmental innovation in areas such as housing, waste water treatment, and energy. “In fact,” says the city’s vice-mayor Ulla Hamilton, “the prize was a recognition of our entire environmental portfolio.”
Given how highly Swedes value the beauty of their capital, it is inevitable that the response to the city's growing population has come in the shape of increasing the density of its developments, and not expanding the city’s physical footprint. The development of the former Royal Seaport area in the north-east of the city is intended as a showcase of that philosophy.
The Stockholm-based Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) is very much a part of that portfolio. Jointly funded and founded by business and government in 1966, IVL is a regional leader in research into areas including climate and energy, air and transport, water, sustainable building, and resource-efficient waste technologies. Östen Ekengren, who sits on the board of IVL, says that one of the greatest roles the institute can play is in helping environmental companies develop their business ideas “and then we look for further funding and clients to develop the products”.
These kinds of technologies – producing biogas from sewage sludge and kitchen waste, for example, or recovering waste water – not only help Stockholm maintain its green credentials but are also exportable technologies with, potentially, large markets in other countries. Mr Ekengren is under no illusion as to the competitiveness of the environmental technology space – the institute has maintained a presence in and research co-operation with China since 1986. But, he says, in many respects Sweden still takes the lead.

Exceeding expectations

Stockholm is a cheaper place to invest than some might think; there is greater compression between blue-collar and professional salaries than in comparable economies, with the upshot that the price of talent is very reasonable. In fact, a recent survey by the Lisbon Review Index found Sweden overall to be the most competitive country in the EU, while a 2008 survey conducted by the Centre for International Competitiveness found Stockholm to be the world's sixth most competitive business region.
But in addition to the scorecards and tables, Stockholm embodies the Swedish characteristics of civility, security, and political stability. In combination with its commitment to environmental values and innovation, these are capital values.

Šaltinis: http://www.fdiintelligence.com/Locat...via-and-Europe

[John]

I.Degutienė ir A.Kubilius vyks į Švediją paminėti diplomatinių santykių atkūrimo 20-metį
http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithu....d?id=48554365

Sekmadienį Seimo Pirmininkė Irena Degutienė ir Ministras Pirmininkas Andrius Kubilius su darbo vizitu išvyks į Švediją, kur dalyvaus pirmadienį Stokholme vyksiančiuose Baltijos valstybių ir Švedijos diplomatinių santykių atkūrimo dvidešimtmečio renginiuose.

[Silber418]

Ir aš buvau pranešęs pranešęs politikos temoje.
Štai vieta, kurioje bus iškelta vėliava - Riksplan, prie Riksdago


DSC_0141_5103 by lychee_vanilla, on Flickr

(c) tunliweb.no


O iš kitos pusės jachta gali priplaukti.

[Silber418]

Baltijos jūroje, prie Elando salos (Öland, Švedija), rastas laivas "Mars", kuris nuskendo karo metu 1564 metais. Šis laivas yra šimtemčiu senensis ir didesnis negu Stokholmo "Vasa" muziejuje eksponuojamas karo laivas "Vasa" (žr. nuotraukas). "Vasa" muziejus yra lankomiausiu Skandinavijoje, kuriame ekspornauojamas specialiomis sąlygomis saugomas laivas bei karališkosios įgulos narių mumijos.
Šiuo metu laivą "Mars" tyrinėja narų archeologų grupė. Jų teigimu, Baltijos jūroje yra palankios sąlygos senesniems laivams išlikti.

Kelios nuotraukos:

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Laivas 'Vasa":


The Vasa by pbeliavsky, on Flickr


Vasa ship in Stockholm by perdigao1, on Flickr

Šaltinis: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article13494692.ab (+ video).

[Bartas1]

Baltijos šalių saugumo laidas – Skandinavijos bankų paskolos

Čia ir pereiname prie reikalo esmės: kodėl Baltijos šalys tapo tokios svarbios skandinavams? Akivaizdu, kad ne dėl kokių istorinių sentimentų ar moralinės graužaties dėl kadaise pripažinto Baltijos šalių prijungimo prie Sovietų Sąjungos fakto. Skandinavai Lietuvoje, Latvijoje ir Estijoje turi ką prarasti. Praėjusių metų duomenimis, skandinavų bankai Baltijos šalyse buvo išdavę 150 mlrd. Lt paskolų, o tai sudaro apie 15 proc. visų išduotų paskolų kiekio. Tai labai daug.
Greta to, skandinavai yra įsigiję (ar investavę) Baltijos šalyse keltų linijų, viešbučių, prekybos tinklų, degalinių tinklų, pramonės įmonių. Tikslaus skaičiaus rasti nepavyko, bet tikriausiai nebus didelė klaida daryti prielaidą, kad skandinavai, pirmiausia švedai, norvegai ir suomiai, yra sumerkę Baltijos šalyse per 200 mlrd. Lt, arba 55–60 mlrd. eurų. Tokioms nedidelėms valstybėms, kaip Skandinavijos, tai didžiuliai pinigai, kurių prarasti negalima ir kuriuos reikia ginti, prireikus – netgi karine jėga.

http://www.veidas.lt/baltijos-saliu-...banku-paskolos

[Zosys]

Iki ženklinio Lietuvai įvykio liko vos 5 dienos, tuo tarpu visi tyli tarsi susitarę. Mūsiškės medijos miega ir regi sapnus, lietuviškas guglas karpo ausim, URM'as kol kas slapukauja, tad šaukūno malonumas atitenka Man.



Nine countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom - will participate in Northern Future Forum in Stockholm. The delegations will be headed by the Prime Minister of each country

iš Švedijos vyriausybės pranešimo:

The Prime Ministers will be encouraged to include external experts in their delegations. The experts could be entrepreneurs with business experience [...] They could be academics with ideas about practical application [...]

kaip matom, tas pats praeitų metų viršūnių formatas plėtojamas žadėtąja linkme (nebūtų šiauriečiai pareigingi) t.y. jau šįmet bus koncentruojamasi į susitikimo profesionalumą (experts/academics) ir praktiškumą (business experience/practical application).

beje yra veikiantis puslapis:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/15274
keli klipukai yra; viename jų Švedijos premjeras F. Reinfeldtas pamaloninančiai išsireiškė apie 9 šalis (5Nordic+3Baltic+1UK) kaip apie "like-minded countries with very similar values"

[Silber418]

Šiaip, esu matęs bent kelias užuominas keliuose naujienų portaluose, tačiau daugiau informacijos, ko gero, bus pateikti susitikimo metu vyksčiančių renginių metu. Prieš metus, prieš vykstant pirmąjam susitikimui, taip pat nebuvo daug informacijos pateikiama.

[Silber418]

Tai susiję su būsimo 'Norther Future Forum 2012, Stockholm' programa:

A.Kubilius kitą savaitę Švedijoje susitiks su bankininkais, verslo atstovais

Premjeras Andrius Kubilius kitą savaitę vyksta vizito į Švediją, kur susitiks su Lietuvoje veikiančių Skandinavijos bankų, didelių kompanijų atstovais, dalyvaus tarptautinėje diskusijoje apie vyresnio amžiaus žmonių užimtumą ir moterų lyderystę.
Premjero atstovė spaudai Jarda Paukštienė BNS sakė, kad vizitas numatomas trečiadienį ir ketvirtadienį.
Premjero patarėjas Mykolas Majauskas BNS pranešė, kad pirmą vizito dieną A.Kubilius ketina susitikti su bankų SEB, "Swedbank", telekomunikacijų bendrovės "TeliaSonera" vadovais - bus aptartos jų verslo sąlygos Lietuvoje, kaip jos galėtų daugiau prisidėti prie šalies ekonomikos augimo.
Lietuvos premjeras taip pat dalyvaus verslo seminare, į kurį kviečiami bendrovių "Ikea", "Bonnier Business Press", "East Capital", "Tele2", "3iNordic" ir kitų Švedijos kompanijų vadovai. Seminare A.Kubilius apžvelgs Lietuvos ekonomiką, naujų investicijų galimybes.
Ketvirtadienį premjeras dalyvaus Šiaurės ir Baltijos šalių bei Jungtinės Karalystės premjerų diskusijoje - bus kalbama, kaip skatinti vyresnio amžiaus žmonių užimtumą ir moterų lyderystę privačiame sektoriuje.
Vyriausybės posėdis kitą savaitę rengiamas antradienį.

Šaltinis: http://verslas.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=55063029.

[Silber418]

Iki ženklinio Lietuvai įvykio liko vos 5 dienos, tuo tarpu visi tyli tarsi susitarę. Mūsiškės medijos miega ir regi sapnus, lietuviškas guglas karpo ausim, URM'as kol kas slapukauja, tad šaukūno malonumas atitenka Man.

Atvaizdas


Nine countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom - will participate in Northern Future Forum in Stockholm. The delegations will be headed by the Prime Minister of each country

iš Švedijos vyriausybės pranešimo:


kaip matom, tas pats praeitų metų viršūnių formatas plėtojamas žadėtąja linkme (nebūtų šiauriečiai pareigingi) t.y. jau šįmet bus koncentruojamasi į susitikimo profesionalumą (experts/academics) ir praktiškumą (business experience/practical application).

beje yra veikiantis puslapis:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/15274
keli klipukai yra; viename jų Švedijos premjeras F. Reinfeldtas pamaloninančiai išsireiškė apie 9 šalis (5Nordic+3Baltic+1UK) kaip apie "like-minded countries with very similar values"

Kaip suprantu, antrasis 'Nordic Future Forum 2012' susitikimas, šiemet rengiamas Stokholme, įvyks jau rytoj? Jau įdomu, kokių atgarsių sulauksime iš viešinčio A.Kubiliaus.

[Bartas1]

Mindaugas Jurkynas: „Inkarų“, užmestų Šiaurės regione, yra išties nemažai
http://www.bernardinai.lt/straipsnis...-nemazai/76713

[Silber418]

Vakar, bevaikščiodamas centre, prie Stokholmo Tarptautinės Ekonomikos aukštosios mokyklos (Handelshögskolan) pastato pamačiau šiaurietiško vėjo blaškomą trispalvę. Prieėjęs prie informacinio skydelio perskaičiau, kad LR premjeras A.Kubilius rengė paskaitėlę apie ekonominę krizę ir galimus jos lemiamų problemų sprendimo būdus bei Lietuvos patirtį.

[John]

O tai ko pats nenuėjai?

[Silber418]

O tai ko pats nenuėjai?

Turėjau kitų planų. O šiaip nesitikėjau, kad pastebėsiu Lietuvos vėliavą tame rajone, nors ir žinojau apie tarptautinį forumą.